European sword?

ilias · 28th August 2019, 01:26 PM

Hi everyone!
This sword came to my hands and I am looking more informations about it!
Thanks in advance for every detail that will come up!

corrado26 · 28th August 2019, 07:08 PM

Could be a Polish sabre. The script at the blade is "STEPHANUS REX POLONIAE ET RUSSIAE" what was the Polish and Russian-Lithuanian king Stephan Batory between 1533 and 1586. Certainly the blade is much younger and perhaps been made for the memory of the 200th date of his death.
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David R · 28th August 2019, 10:41 PM

The blade has that indefinable something that says 18th century to me. The hilt, very 19th.

Philip · 28th August 2019, 10:50 PM

I agree, David. Not only is the hilt very 19th-century but stylistically there's nothing Polish about it. A marriage of convenience to an earlier blade.

corrado26 · 29th August 2019, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David R

The blade has that indefinable something that says 18th century to me.

Nothing else I said: 1586 plus 200 = 1786 = 18 century, am I right???

ilias · 29th August 2019, 04:17 PM

Thank you for your entries.
So we talk about with an 18th century blade with 19th c handle and a scabbard from a Turkish officer sword!
Can the handle show any place of origin?

David R · 29th August 2019, 07:33 PM

One clue is that the actual grip looks to be covered in tortoise/turtle shell, natural or synthetic, often seen on Chinese and Japanese swords of the later 19th century..

28th August 2019, 01:26 PM	#1
ilias Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: GREECE Posts: 73	European sword? Hi everyone! This sword came to my hands and I am looking more informations about it! Thanks in advance for every detail that will come up! Attached Images

28th August 2019, 07:08 PM	#2
corrado26 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Black Forest, Germany Posts: 1,204	Could be a Polish sabre. The script at the blade is "STEPHANUS REX POLONIAE ET RUSSIAE" what was the Polish and Russian-Lithuanian king Stephan Batory between 1533 and 1586. Certainly the blade is much younger and perhaps been made for the memory of the 200th date of his death. corrado26

28th August 2019, 10:41 PM	#3
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,079	The blade has that indefinable something that says 18th century to me. The hilt, very 19th.

28th August 2019, 10:50 PM	#4
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	I agree, David. Not only is the hilt very 19th-century but stylistically there's nothing Polish about it. A marriage of convenience to an earlier blade.

29th August 2019, 04:17 PM	#6
ilias Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: GREECE Posts: 73	Thank you for your entries. So we talk about with an 18th century blade with 19th c handle and a scabbard from a Turkish officer sword! Can the handle show any place of origin?

29th August 2019, 07:33 PM	#7
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,079	One clue is that the actual grip looks to be covered in tortoise/turtle shell, natural or synthetic, often seen on Chinese and Japanese swords of the later 19th century..